Happy New Year! Many men ring in the new year with drunkenness and debauchery, others with time spent in holy reflection at church. Andy however, sits in the Vivat Veritas lab sporting a nice new DUNCE cap! My first day of working through the bad boy Burda behemoth bible (Andy you English genius! Master of alliteration!) was a titanic and mythical success. Not only did I read the first few pages with no problem, I was even able to slyly and coolly write about my exploits into the sewing world. I was truly a King among men (or at least among Michael Korsesque men).
Golden Gloves to Hemline: Pt. 1 Getting Started
Clare S says
Oh dear, poor Andy! Much as I want to be supportive, I did laugh … quite a lot. I am going to have to get my boyfriend to read this, then he might understand how difficult this sewing lark is!
Keep it up, Andy – we all start somewhere, and first encounters with sewing machines are pretty scary stuff! I remember one of my first moments of sewing joy – it was when I first managed to thread the machine from memory. It’s a small victory, but a good one. Also, sewing your first seam and pressing it open and finding that, hey, this is starting to look like clothes/cushions/bags/etc! Good luck!
Tia says
Andy,
How the mighty have fallen. No seriously, I love reading your sewing experiences. Many of us, myself included have gone through the same things. At least you have your lovely, whip-cracking, wife there for guidance. I’ve been learning on Youtube. You can imagine the frustration I’ve had going back and forth between the cursed sewing machine and my laptop to press rewind or replay over and over again. Keep your head up. It does get better..Eventually.
Tia
keogan says
i can’t wait to see your etsy clothing collection: styles by andy. i think the group of red scraps and white thread you have going on now is a pretty good start, haha! good luck…imagine how triumphant you will feel when you have sewn your very first throw pillow or make-up bag!
Ai says
pretty hilarious post of andy 😀 ill be looking for your husbands post for sure chie.
chelsea says
this is so hilarious and sweet. chie, you picked a winner.
Chie says
I guess I did!! Lol
Esther Stuedli-Miller says
BWHAHAHAH!!! I’m totally going to share this with my husband (I taught him to sew, too). Best of luck with your exploits! My hubby isn’t so great at his skills yet, but he enjoys experimenting and is ambitious (too ambitious at times – I do a lot of leaning over his shoulder and answering questions when I should be working on my own projects). Love the pics, especially the last one (done that one once or twice myself :). Anyway, I hope you have some fun in these ventures and applaud you on being brave enough to share your experiences in this very public forum!